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Twenty-one things a true gentleman should NEVER do.
eat soup at a luncheon
own a BMW
wear monograms on his clothing
go skiing
be a member of the Garrick Club
say "Cheers!"
hold a knife in the same way you would hold a pen to write
wear any jewelry (an ancient sapphire signet ring from the middle ages is just permitted)
be unconsciously rude call himself a true gentleman
refer to games - e.g. soccer, football, tennis - as 'sport' or 'sports' when they are clearly not at all.
live in Surrey, both of them
keep a regular tankard in the lounge bar of his local pub
refer to morning dress as 'my morning suit', or dinner attire as 'my dinner suit', unless actually a suit.
have more than one button on his coat cuff. The one button allowed must also function as a button.
write to newspapers
call a boating coat a 'blazer'.
wear shorts (except when playing games)
live within his means
gain a reputation for working hard and being reliable
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edited July 2009
I can't believe no one has mentioned P.G. Wodehouse and this thread's somehow still on page five. Dishonor on you! (Dishonor on your cow!)
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This justifies anything how, exactly?
They're mostly a British thing
The list makes perfect sense to me
EDIT: Not to say I agree with the list, just that I understand it
which is one of the many, many reasons that going out in public is such a chore
janson what is a boating coat
I'm FROM the goddamn commonwealth and I don't know
People who found themselves comfortable in the nineteenth century and have made no effort to move away from it
this is a wholly accurate account of the english
you're a filthy colonist
one drop rule right
doooon't count
Which book? And, more importantly, WHY WASN'T I MADE AWARE?
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Satans..... hints.....
I daresay that most people would in fact think you were a boor.
Seriously though, living to excess and leaving your family debt to pay off is considered gentlemanly?
Satans..... hints.....
Chicanery.
Edit: Scarab, I fear that you are no where near cool enough to be posting proscriptive lists.
Hemingway disagrees
You are the homeless man who wears newspaper on his head and feet and fancies himself the queen of England.
In other words, dear boy, you ain't shit and your list ain't shit.
I FOLLOWED THE LIST
I'M A GENTLEMAN! I'M A GENTLEMAN!
You're out of the club Kazhiim
I only ever do it to correct the mistaken assumptions of others, anyway, thus doing the community a service.
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And they call him "esquire."
There are joke ones, but no guy is actually pathetic enough to make proper one
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is it this one
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mans-Book-Thomas-Fink/dp/0297851632
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